Acceptance leads to new experiences

My longtime readers known I've struggled to like Rosenblum of late. It's too burly, with a cardboardy tannin I don't care for. Nonetheless, I opened a nice bottle of the 2003 Hendry Reserve Zin on Sunday as we had guests and I hadn't tried a Rosy for a while. Same old story. Not smooth, with rough tannins and still some acidity. Only half the bottle got drunk.

The next day, it was semi-hot, and I didn't want to drink too much but before the beer, I tried the day old Rosenblum. And I tried to accept that it would be an imperfect oxidized wine. So I tried to embrace the jammy, viney, ripeness and tried to accept the rough finish. And I did. And before long, delicious richness and chocolate flavors emerged. And small glass after small glass, I was soon out. Wow was that yummy. I can hardly wait to open the next Rosy. I doubt I have another 2003 Hendry, but I found a 2004. My score: 92.